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A Network of Excellence: AvH Strategies

for Attracting Global Talents

Dr. Katja Hartmann

Director of Berlin Office

Berlin • 30 June 2016

Exzellenz verbindet – be part of a worldwide network

Mission

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

grants

Research Fellowships and Research Awards

to highly qualified scientists and scholars

from all countries and all disciplines

Historical and intellectual roots

● Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859): discoverer, universal scholar, cosmopolitan and patron of excellent scientific talent

● 1953: establishment of today’s Alexander von Humboldt Foundation based in Bonn Bad-Godesberg

● international network of academic cooperation and trust inspired by Humboldt’s example

Network of Excellence • „The Flagship“ of the Foundation:

Fellowships

• Collaborations with Top-Researchers: Awards

• Inviting the „World‘s Best“ to work in Germany: Humboldt-Professorships

• A live-long Network

• Providing Incentives for Internationalization: Competitions

Principles of the Foundation

● sole selection criterion: academic excellence ● no quotas for countries or disciplines

● sponsorship of people, not projects

● flexible sponsorship programmes for cutting-edge researchers at all stages of their careers

● free choice of academic host/collaborative partner in Germany

● independent scientific research, not stipulated by the Foundation

● worldwide Humboldt alumni network

Network of Excellence • „The Flagship“ of the Foundation:

Fellowships





Sponsorship – individual and personal

● sponsorship for foreign and German top-flight academics to collaborate with specialist colleagues

● more than 700 prestigious research fellowships and awards annually

● flexible sponsorship options for different career stages

● individual and personal mentoring for those sponsored and their families

Key sponsorship programmes at a glance

Academics from abroad Academics from Germany

Postdoctoral researchers (up to 4 years after completion of doctorate)

● Humboldt Research Fellowship ● Georg Forster Research

Fellowship

● Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship

Junior research group leaders (up to 6 years after completion of doctorate)

● Sofja Kovalevskaja Award

Experienced researchers (up to 12 years after completion of doctorate)

● Humboldt Research Fellowship ● Georg Forster Research

Fellowship

● Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship

(up to 18 years after completion of doctorate)

● Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Internationally renowned academics

● Humboldt Research Award ● Georg Forster Research Award

● Anneliese Maier Research Award

● Max Planck Research Award ● Alexander von Humboldt

Professorship

● Max Planck Research Award

Research Fellowships for exceptionally qualified academics from abroad and from Germany

Research fellowships for research stays in Germany

For postdoctoral and experienced researchers Humboldt Research Fellowship ● worldwide, all disciplines, no quotas

Postdoctoral researchers Experienced researchers

Duration of sponsorship Application period Fellowship amount

● 6 to 24 months

● applications at any time, doctorates completed less than 4 years ago

● 2,650 EUR per month (plus additional benefits)

● 6 to 18 months, may be divided up into 3 stays

● applications at any time, doctorates completed less than 12 years ago

● 3,150 EUR per month (plus additional benefits)

Disciplines of guest researchers

Humanities and Social Sciences

26 %

Engineering Sciences 13 %

Natural Sciences 41 %

2011–2015: 2,769 research fellowships granted to academics from abroad

Life Sciences 20 %

Origin of guest researchers

2011–2015: 2,769 research fellowships granted to academics from abroad

Asia 27%

North America 17%

Middle East, North Africa

4% Central and

South America 7%

Australia, New Zealand,

Oceania 3%

Europe 37%

Sub-Saharan Africa

4%

Asia

ChinaIndiaJapanKoreaTaiwanOthers

Distribution of successful Asian Applicants 2011-2015

Number of Applications* from Japan

Number of grants for research fellowships* to Japanese scientists

Number of Humboldt Research Awards to Japanese scientists

2011 49 14 7

2012 50 16 3

2013 41 13 3

2014 67 24 1

2015 51 18 4

Selection Numbers

Humboldt-Network in Japan since 1953: 1.552 fellows and 115 awardees

*Humboldt Research Fellowship

Fellowships for research stays abroad for German residents

Kooperation between AvH and JSPS JSPS Fellowships with application via AvH

Countries of destination of German Fellows 2011–2015

Network of Excellence

• „The Flagship“ of the Foundation: Fellowships





Award programmes

Research awards – overview

● Humboldt Research Award: 60,000 EUR ● Georg Forster Research Award: 60,000 EUR ● Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award: 45,000

EUR ● Konrad Adenauer Research Award: 50,000 EUR ● Phillip Franz von Siebold Award: 50,000 EUR ● Anneliese Maier Research Award: 250,000 EUR ● Max Planck Research Award: 750,000 EUR ● Sofja Kovalevskaja Award: up to 1.65 million EUR ● Alexander von Humboldt Professorship: 3.5 to 5

million EUR

Research awards

Sofja Kovalevskaja Award ● for top level junior academics from abroad

until up to 6 years after their Ph.D.

● up to 1.65 million EUR for a period of 5 years to establish their own junior research group in Germany

● joint application by the applicant and the host institution

Research awards

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship ● International Award for Research in Germany for leading

academics of all disciplines from abroad

● 3.5 or 5 million EUR for 5 years, up to 10 award winners p.a.

● nominations by German universities or joint applications by universities and non-university research institutions

● requirement: strategic plan by the university to integrate the award winner into long-term research and development

The Humboldt Network – more than 26,000 Humboldtians worldwide

as of: January 2015

Alumni sponsorship and international networking – An association for a lifetime

● more than 26,000 Humboldtians in over 140 countries: “Once a Humboldtian – always a Humboldtian“

● alumni sponsorship and international networking through e.g. - further research stays - participation in international conferences in Germany - Research stays for German academics - Research Group Linkage Programme - Humboldt Colloquia and Kollegs - Humboldt Alumni Associations & Humboldt Alumni Award

6 out of 26,000

Yesid Reyes Alvarado, Colombia, Minister of Justice and Law (2014)

Seigo Hirowatari, Japan, President of Science Council of Japan (2011)

Ernest J. Moniz, USA, Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (2013)

Enge Wang, China, President, Peking University (2013)

Eva Illouz, Israel, President, Bezalel Academy of Arts (2012)

Randa Abou-bakr, Egypt, Cairo University, Humboldt Alumni Award (2013)

Welcome in Germany: Providing Incentives for Internationalization

Support and mentoring during the stay

Partnership after return Support in preparation of the stay

Support after arrival

Philipp-Schwartz-Initiative for Researchers in Danger

Goal Sponsorship for Universities: fellowships and support structures for researchers in danger

Require-ments

Sponsor-ship

Researchers who have not been outside their countries for more than 3 years and who have been identified as „Researcher in Danger“ by the SAR-Netzwork

Application

A. Concept of Univ. B. Identification as „Researcher in Danger“; active research activity

24 Month, 3.500 Euro per month; 12.000 Euro flat support for Univ. + access to support networks e.g. SAR, SRF, Cara

Other services to German Research Landscape

Japanese-German Frontiers of Science Symposia

Binational, interdisciplinary conferences for outstanding young researchers from the Japan and Germany Format ● 3-day conferences with wide scope of disciplines in the natural

sciences ● in cooperation with JSPS ● alternating annually between Germany and Japan

Humboldt Rankings (2010-2014) Top 20 universities in Germany

Weighted rankings

Absolute rankings Institution

Number of guest researchers per institution

Total number Weighting

factor Fellows

Award winners

f m f m 1 1 Freie Universität Berlin 89 143 9 42 283 127,48

2 2 Humboldt-Universität Berlin 65 166 5 42 278 106,51

3 3 Universität München 66 132 6 47 251 68,21

4 5 Universität Bonn 38 101 1 39 179 58,69

5 7 Universität Göttingen 30 105 1 22 158 58,09

6 6 Technische Universität München 26 97 3 46 172 57,91

7 10 Technische Universität Berlin 18 82 2 31 133 56,12

8 4 Universität Heidelberg 41 112 3 35 191 53,65

9 26 Universität Potsdam 9 38 3 13 63 48,84

10 11 Technische Hochschule Aachen 17 91 1 21 130 48,69

11 22 Universität Bielefeld 12 49 1 13 75 47,77

12 8 Universität Freiburg 21 96 1 22 140 47,14

13 25 Universität Bayreuth 9 42 1 13 65 45,45

14 14 Universität Bochum 16 65 24 105 42,17

15 27 Universität Konstanz 15 35 1 8 59 40,97

16 9 Universität Münster 25 85 2 26 138 40,71

17 13 Universität Köln 26 75 4 14 119 40,61

18 23 Universität Regensburg 11 48 15 74 39,57

19 19 Universität Stuttgart 10 57 3 11 81 37,5

20 12 Universität Frankfurt am Main 28 75 1 25 129 36,96

Humboldt Rankings (2010-2014) Top 20 non-university research institutions

Absolute rankings Institution

Number of guest researchers per institution

Total number

Fellows Award winners f m f m

1 Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG (Berlin) 7 33 22 62

2 MPI für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung (Potsdam) 9 25 8 42

3 MPI für Polymerforschung (Mainz) 7 19 6 32

4 Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (Berlin) 7 23 1 31

5 MPI für biophysikalische Chemie (Göttingen) 6 16 8 30

5 MPI für Kohlenforschung (Mülheim an der Ruhr) 3 23 4 30

7 Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) 8 15 6 29

8 MPI für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut) (Potsdam) 3 10 10 23

9 MPI für Astronomie (Heidelberg) 4 15 3 22

9 MPI für Festkörperforschung (Stuttgart) 4 11 1 6 22

11 Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (Neuherberg) 10 8 3 21

11 Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) 5 9 1 6 21

11 MPI für Quantenoptik (Garching) 3 12 6 21

14 Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (IFW) 1 18 1 20

14 MPI für Eisenforschung GmbH (Düsseldorf) 2 13 5 20

14 MPI für molekulare Physiologie (Dortmund) 4 16 20

17 MPI für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht (Hamburg) 8 9 2 19

18 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) (Hamburg / Zeuthen) 4 4 10 18

18 MPI für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (Heidelberg) 4 13 1 18

20 Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (IPF) 3 13 1 17

20 MPI für Intelligente Systeme (Stuttgart) 4 8 1 4 17

Contact

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is available to answer your questions at any time: [email protected] www.humboldt-foundation.de Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53173 Bonn Germany Tel: +49 228 833-0 Fax: +49 228 833-199

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